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Had a great visit with Dr. John Cooke at Stanford. He's the endothelial researcher there and the man that connected me to Dr. Dake. He's applying for grants to study CCSVI in animals and at the serum/endothelial level. He had some suggestions for MS patients searching for vascular/venous health.

1. Exercise! This is the best way to keep the endothelium healthy and nitric oxide levels balanced. Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise is best. Anyway you can get the heart rate up and keep blood flowing.
2. Anti-inflammatories- supplements like bromelain and flavanoids and avoidance of pro-inflammatory foods like saturated and trans fats and glucose
3. Anti-oxidants- supplements like EGCG, quercetin, vitamin D, omega 3 oil, Co-Q10, to bind up free radicals.
4. Anti-coagulants- supplements like proteolytic enzymes (nattokinase and serrapeptase) garlic, curcumin, capsaicin, spicy foods, to keep blood moving.

Hoping Dr. Cooke will want to write up the book on this endothelial program after his studies are completed. The Cardiovascular Cure is his book on heart disease...many parallels to this MS program. It's all one body!
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Great Cheer, I was just about to start a thread on diet here. We came home to a jungle of green in the garden some of which I need to limit or avoid while on Warfarin/coumidin because of the clotting factor of vitamin k in the dark leafy greens. I urge everyone to google vitamin k levels in vegetables. Can hardly wait til I can go back to grazing all the garden has to offer. Really miss my salads all ready. Going for the blueberry smoothies while the season lasts. Peace Mark

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cheerleader wrote:Had a great visit with Dr. John Cooke at Stanford. He's the endothelial researcher there and the man that connected me to Dr. Dake. He's applying for grants to study CCSVI in animals and at the serum/endothelial level. He had some suggestions for MS patients searching for vascular/venous health.

Great post Cheerleader, it confirms much of the research into Natural Approaches that we have already done.

Omega-3 fatty acids are good for us in so many ways. However, I have never seen them described as antioxidants. In contrast, they are actually quite sensitive to oxidative stress. For example, that's why high quality flax oils are usually packed in opaque containers and kept in the refrigerated section of the store (never buy unrefrigerated flax oil). It's also why many fish oil supplements come with some vitamin E in them, i.e., to keep the omega-3s from oxidizing and turning rancid.

I need to limit or avoid while on Warfarin/coumidin because of the clotting factor of vitamin k in the dark leafy greens.

Dr D told me not to change my diet even the dark leafy kind because if you slip it will be harder to regulate the warfarin. So I really haven't changed much and i still have a glass or two of wine almost everyday. I am now taking 7.5mg (warfarin) every other day. Now my diet is not as healthy as yours, you must eat alot of greens etc so I can see where this is of concern.

yes I was told the same thing, but my green consumption this time of year is excessive. I can wash down a salad with a green smoothie. Not cutting out the green, just cutting back on the amount. More room for berries, yum yum !! M

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